37. Tenkasi (தென்காசி, Tenkashi) is a Lok Sabha (Parliamentary) constituency in Tamil Nadu. This constituency is located in the South region of India and in the South Tamil Nadu region within Tamil Nadu. This seat includes the following districts of Tamil Nadu: Tenkasi, Virudhunagar. Tenkasi Lok Sabha seat can be classified as: Semi-Urban and the reservation status of this seat is: Scheduled Caste. 37. Tenkasi is voting in Phase 1 of the 2024 Lok Sabha election on Friday, April 19, 2024.
Demographic profile
Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency has an estimated Scheduled Caste population of 23% and an estimated Scheduled Tribe population of 0%, according to the latest relevant Delimitation Commission report. The estimated literacy level of the district(s) in which this constituency falls in is 78%, according the Census of India, 2011.
In the Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency, there were a total of 15,16,183 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, of which 7,42,158 were male, 7,73,822 female and 203 of the third gender. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, there were a total of 14,92,317 registered voters, of which 7,42,158 were male, 7,56,432 female and 78 of the third gender. In 2014 elections, there were a total of 13,82,081 registered voters in this constituency, of which 6,88,958 were male, 6,93,084 female and 39 of the third gender. In the 2009 polls, the number of total electors was 10,63,614 which included 5,30,196 male, and 5,33,418 female.
The number of service voters in Tenkashi Lok Sabha constituency was 3,373 in 2019, 2,354 in 2014 and 1,832 in 2009.
The electorate gender ratio or sex ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 1,043, in 2019 it was 1,028, 1,006 in 2014 and 1,006 in 2009.
Extent
According the latest delimitation documents for 37. Tenkasi Lok Sabha seat, the extent of this constituency covers the following areas of Tamil Nadu: 202. Rajapalayam: Rajapalayam Taluk (Part) Vadakku Venganallur, Sammandapuram, Melapattamkarisalkulam, Kothankulam, Arasiyarpatti, Chettikulam, Ayan Kollankondan, Tiruchanur, Pudupalaiyam, Zamin Kollankondan, Sundararajapuram, Solaicheri, Therku Venganallur, IIlandiraikondan, Settur RF, Muthusamipuram, Vadakkudevadanam, Therku Devadanam, Kovilur, Nallamangalam, Puthur, Chokkanathaputtur and Melur Duraisamipuram villages. Rajapalayam (M), Seithur (TP), Dhalavoipuram (CT) and Chettiarpatti (TP); 203. Srivilliputhur (SC): Srivilliputhur Taluk (Except Kongalapuram village). Rajapalayam Taluk (Part) Reghunathapuram village; 219. Sankarankovil (SC): Sankarankovil Taluk (Part) Kalingappatti, Subbiahpuram, Chattrappatti, Varaganur, Mukkuttumalai, Ilaiyarasanendal, Puliyankulam, Chittrampatti, Appaneri, Ayyaneri, Nakkalamuthanpatti, Naduvappatti, Maipparai, Sangupatti, Vellakulam, A.Karisalkulam, Kulasekarapperi, Karisattan, Chathrangondan, Kalppakulam, Perunkottur, Alagapuri, Madhurapuri, Kuruvikulam (North), Kurinchakulam, Sundaresapuram, Kulakkattakurichi, Vadakkuppatti, Pitchaithalaivanpatti, Pillayarnatham, Z.Devarkulam, Athipatti, Ramalingapuram, Kuruvikulam (South), Vagaikulam, Naluvasankottai, Sevalkulam, Malaiyankulam, Therkku Sankarankovil, Periyakovilankulam, Ko.Maruthappapuram, Ilandaikulam, Usilangulam, Palankottai, K. Alangulam, Chettikulam, Mahendravadi, Kalappalankulam, Nalanthula, K.Karisalkulam, Sayamalai, Maruthankinaru, Keelaneelidanallur, Melaneelidanallur, Kurukkalpatti, Chinnakovilankulam, Naduvakurichi (Minor), Naduvakurichi (Major), Pattadaikatti, Kulasekaramangalam, Sendamangalam, Vellalankulam, Echanda, Vadakku Panavadali, Narikudi, Achampatti, Vellappaneri, Thadiyampatti, Moovirunthali, Vanniconendal, Devarkulam, Sundankurichi and Mela Ilandaikulam villages. Thiruvenkatam (TP) and Sankarankoil (M); 220. Vasudevanallur (SC): Sivagiri Taluk Sankarankovil Taluk (Part) Perumalpatti, Valavandapuram, Pandappuli, Paruvakkudi, Panaiyur, Periyur, Kuvalaikkanni, Karivalamvandanallur, 444 Vayali, Manalur, Perumpathur, Vadikkottai, Veeriruppu, Vadakkupudur, Nochikulam, Punnaivanam, Madathupatti, Ariyanayagipuram, Veerasigamani, Kilveerasigamani, Poigai and Rengasamudram villages; 221. Kadayanallur: Shenkottai Taluk Tenkasi Taluk (Part) Chockampatti, Boganallur, Kambaneri Pudukudi, Kanagasabapathiperi, Poygai, Urmelazhagian, Kilankadu, Nainaragaram, Idaikal, Kasidharmam and Kodikurichi villages. Kadayanallur (M), Sambavar Vadagarai (TP) and Ayikudi (TP); and 222. Tenkasi: Veerakeralamputhur Taluk Tenkasi Taluk (Part) Kuthukalvalasai, Pattakurichi, Tiruchitrambalam, Melapavoor, Kulasekarapatti, Gunaramanallur, Pattappathu, Courtallam, Courtallam Slopes R.F., Ayiraperi, Mathalamparai, Sillaraipuravu, Kallurani, Thippanampatti and Avudaiyanoor villages. Tenkasi (M), Sundarapandiapuram (TP), Ilanji (TP), Melagaram (TP) and Courtalam (TP).